All of the pictures on this page were taken by Peter
Jones,
I am indebted to him
for allowing me to reproduce them here.
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Click on any image to get the bigger picture |
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Do
you think wheels-up Outlaw Anglia passes are a modern invention? |
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Dave Collis drove Frenzy which ran in the A Modified class and used an injected V8 engine in a Vauxhall Firenza bodyshell. |
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John Mills' massive Roadrunner is seen here competing in the Street class but it moved on up to Modified if my memory serves me correctly. |
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This is Graham Barr's Boss 351 Mustang also competing
in Street. |
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Sam Connell launching hard in his Red Devil Chevrolet Nova Modified entry. |
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Two shots of The Sting, a lovely Chevrolet Corvette.
My thanks to Mark Gregory who lives in New Zealand for confirming that the car
was raced by Alan Newton and his wife Liz. Apparently Alan does roundy-round
racing now poor man. |
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And here is Sylvia Hauser talking to Richard Nicholls at the 1980 World Series meeting at Santa Pod Raceway. |
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All of the remaining pictures on this page were taken at the 1982
World Series meeting at the Pod. |
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No problem with identification here, this is Martin
Hopp's beautiful methanol-burning Corvette-bodied
flopper. |
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John Grosland wins the prize for the lowest car and tallest supercharger with his Seaport Automotive-sponsored Plymouth Arrow Pro Comp funny car. |
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And now for some nitro-burning funny cars transatlantic
style. |
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Don Prudhomme was virtually invincible in funny car at
the time these pictures were taken although he had a very unsuccessful trip to
the UK on this occasion as I recall. |
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Bob West campaigned the charismatic Slick Willy Wyllis Coupe. |
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Santa Pod's Scorpion exhibition car was powered by a jet engine out of a Lightning jet fighter and was incredibly loud. Fortunately they never got round to fitting the afterburner to it or I doubt that the tower would still be in-situ. |
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Two Pro Stock bikes leaving the line, number 88 in the foreground is sponsored by Kamphorst Motoren, number 85 behind has opened up a lead of half a length. |
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